Basilar artery migraine. Case report.
The case of a 40-year-old woman with a 24-year history of basilar artery migraine is described. She was admitted to the hospital after suffering a large cerebellar infarction causing hydrocephalus and deep stupor during an attack of migraine. She recovered after ventricular shunting and removal of the infarct.
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Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York.
D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000098:blood supply*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed